Pay – rates

$47,980

Starting salary for primary teacher with degree

$72,900

Average salary across all primary teachers, including allowances Pay - historical

15% above

Beginning teacher salary compared to NZ median wage, 1998

1% below

Beginning teacher salary compared to NZ median wage, 2017

Pay – international

86%

NZ primary teachers’ average salary compared to average of all tertiary-educated workers, 2015

85%

OECD average primary teachers’ average salary compared to average of all tertiary-educated workers, 2015 Teacher shortage

4.1

Suitable applicants for each secondary teaching job, 1998

1.6

Suitable applicants for each teaching job, 2018

Ageing

6.2%

Per cent of teachers aged 60-plus, 2004

14.7%

Per cent of teachers aged 60-plus, 2017 Future teachers

6690

Domestic students starting teacher training, 2008

4290

Domestic students starting teacher training, 2017